His relationship with Desdemona showcases his irresponsibility and naivety. He’s devoted to Othello as a lieutenant, so why does he feel like he can cozy up to Othello’s wife? Is it because he’s a lady’s man through and through, or does he truly see nothing wrong with their relationship, is he really that oblivious? Cassio is also a major pushover, he was easily swayed/convinced to get in a fight, after not realizing that Iago was trying to get him drunk in the first place, and it doesn’t take much prodding to get out of him what he thinks of Desdemona. He was unintentionally the keystone to Iago’s master plan. If he wasn’t so close to both Othello and Desdemona than perhaps Iago’s story wouldn’t have seemed so believable. So yes, Iago is the main antagonist, but there are always the ones that follow them, the ones that won’t stand up to them, and those that are oblivious to what they’re doing, almost to the point of culpability. He took the qualities that the others were praised for and maliciously twisted them. He takes Desdemona’s kindness towards Cassio and turns it into an affair. He
His relationship with Desdemona showcases his irresponsibility and naivety. He’s devoted to Othello as a lieutenant, so why does he feel like he can cozy up to Othello’s wife? Is it because he’s a lady’s man through and through, or does he truly see nothing wrong with their relationship, is he really that oblivious? Cassio is also a major pushover, he was easily swayed/convinced to get in a fight, after not realizing that Iago was trying to get him drunk in the first place, and it doesn’t take much prodding to get out of him what he thinks of Desdemona. He was unintentionally the keystone to Iago’s master plan. If he wasn’t so close to both Othello and Desdemona than perhaps Iago’s story wouldn’t have seemed so believable. So yes, Iago is the main antagonist, but there are always the ones that follow them, the ones that won’t stand up to them, and those that are oblivious to what they’re doing, almost to the point of culpability. He took the qualities that the others were praised for and maliciously twisted them. He takes Desdemona’s kindness towards Cassio and turns it into an affair. He